The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-19
- Condition of Our Rivers,
Some ,SquareN
ScA CO. GraduS DsIntegratton Of the
Yetshsr's Revetmsnt.
Preparations for Work on Memphis
Harbor and Hopefela.
No DefAlte Action Taken for the
YaBoo Dlstrict.
1un Report ~ 20 she state 81 the
Arksnsas River, Under-
Gsisg Improve
mont.
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BvRrAu OF TIE MKnPHu AprnAL,
No. 6l4 TH;srnsSrH sTRsKT, WASH.
DeroN, September 18.-Csptain Smith
8. Jssch, In charge OF the work
OF improving the first aud second
districts Of the Mississippi river
under the Mississippi River Com
mission, has forwarded the following
report Of operations duriag the month
Of August:
p;lsr DISTRICT.
aside from the gradual dislntegra.
tion Of ths middle Astcher's revet-
ment. no change has occurred In the
condition Of the works. But little
caviug 10 now In progress on the reach,
confined TO the bank Immediately
above the revetment named. No
change have been noted In the rels'
tive depths and positions Of the chan
nels, except that a soft mud bar, which
has for some time been moving through
Lynch's channel, has now passed ont
Of the foot and has left that channel
some the, feet deeper than before.
The bottom now found Ia hard and no
further scum 10 anticipated. The river
isnow approaching extreme low water,
and q, this time the concentration
Of lie volume In the improved Plum
Point channel Ia more nearly completes
than eve, before. On the 23d, gauge
Les, the maximum depth at the on.
trance 10 Bullerton channel Was one
aud one half feet. The current through
the chute 10 only ons-half q foot per
second, and the section Ia very small,
90 that the discharge Ia only nominal.
The Gov through the Bullcrton chan.
mel (outside Of the towhead) has not
been observed, bat iis great restriction
10 indicated by an observation OF water
levels on the two sides OF the sandbar
ri II. b3} The surface In the main
channel Plum Point crossing OF the
reports) was found seven.tenths OF Q
foot higher than that In the Bullerton
channel, which draws It's supply
through the cut at the upper end OF
Bullsrton towhead. tbs evident that |
the volume Of water passing through
the two channels described 10 very
small, and ~ all the rest OF the
river aows through the improved
channel, the concentration 10 CORE
spondinsly complete. The greatest
depth found through the Gold Dust
dikes, al one and one 'onrth loot stage,
Vas two ieet
"A party has been engaged In Q sur
yey OF the west bank oil the Plum
Point reach, 10 secure data upon which
o determination can be made "a 10
what work shall be undertaken aud TO
furnish the necessary information 10
bidders. The work has been adver.
tised and proposals will be opened on
the 10th Of september.
aEooBp DISTRICT.
"Eo change has occurred In the con.
dition Of the works. Preparations for
tho resumption OF the Memphis har.
Dor and Hopeheld bend reye,ments
have continued, and NJ the
end OF the month the plant and ma
terial were on the ground. rhe las,
mat oi the haIbor Tevetment will be
built aud sunk FIRST, - the stage OF the
river Is row favorable for that work
Clearing and grading In the bend vii
be carried on ., the same time.
rrrrs riE)o DISTRICT.
no dshniie &C. on hes bean com
muulcaied 10 me % 20 he guarantees
required from the Upper YaE)o Dis
trict OF Mississippi, or the Cotton Bel
DistTic, OF ArkAnslA A party IL nos
engaged upon the survey OF the Ark
ansas line under q special authoIlt,
granted BY the 81 cretsry Of War, which
permits the expenditures necessar,
Tor the auryey without regard 10 guar
antee.
81 unden and that the authorities q
the Upper Ysr,o District are ais
making q survey Of thel' wo'k, 90 tn.
II the guarantee Is hnslly iai'Cd NJ
time viii be lest"